Humidifier.



G. A. MAYBE.

' HUMIDIFIER.

APPLICATION FILED 1113.11, 1913. 1,070,275. Patented Aug.12,1913

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Application led February 11, 1913. Serial No. 747,640.

To (177 lolz/)m il' may concern.' J

lle it known that l. GUs'nwn noLr vilrrnn. a citizen ot the United States, and residing at New lorp, borough ot Richmond, in the county ot Richmond and State ot New York, have invented a new and lmproved Humidifier, ot which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

invention relates to a means for increasing the humidity of the atmosphere in rooms heated by radiators, and more particularly to a device embodying a water receptacle and attachable directly to a radiator, to be sustained directly adjacent thereto, with a view to the eiiicient and rapid evaporation of the Wat-er, to thus bring the air in the room to a proper condition tor breathing.

lt is a design ot my invention to provide a device of the indicated character which will present. a minimum degree ot projection beyond the radiator, and vet be located'iu the open, to permit ot the rapid evaporation. lt is also a design of my invention to give the body or Water container ot the humiditier a torni that will be ornamental, and at the same time present members to be received partly between the radiator sections. ltis a further design of my invention to provide a suspending and retaining means which will be readily attachable to and detachable trom the radiator, and adapted to engage standard elements in the radiator so as te malte the device applicable to radiators in general use. n The invention also has tor its design the provision of suspending and retaining means so formed and so connected with the body or Water container, as to-rmly engage and steady the said "container when the device is in use, but 'which may be folded to a posiltion close against the body or'coritainer so that' the complete device may be folded into small compass when not in use, or when being shipped. v

' The invention will be particularly eX- plained inthe specific description hereinafter to be given.

Reterence is to be had to the accompanying drawings Jforming a partvot this speciication, in which similar characters ot reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a 'front elevation of a humidifier embodying my invention, showing the same attached to a radiator; |Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sect-ion; and Fig. 3 is a hori'fzontal section.

in. forming the device in 'accordance with my invention, the body o'r container 10 is made tubular and closed at the bottom 11 to be water-tight, the top being open tor receiving a supply of water and forthe free evaporation of ,the water. The cross' sectional dimensions ot the container are such that the samev will be accommodated between tivo. sections 12 of. the radiator'. to extend partly within the plane ot the front of the radiator. Preferably, the container is formed with vertical corrugations tor the purpose ot snugly positioning it against the radiator sections as well as for affording strength, and to give thc body an ornamental character.

suspending and retaining means is provided in the form ot a lateral 'arm at the rear ot' the body, to enter between adjacent pairs of radiatorsections 1L).` Preferably. said arms consist of resilient rods or wires 14. twisted together as at 13. The tree rear ends of the arms 14 diverge as shown clearly in Fig. 3, preferably on curved lines and terminate in heads 15 ot essentially hooked form, which are produced b vreti-irning the ends of the arms, said terminal ends thus formed scrvingto engage the rear radiator sections 12 and lie against the outer surt'aee ot the hitter. Since. ordinarily the radiator sections will have vertical ribs 12 at their outermost surfaces. these ribs will be engaged by the hook-like terminal ends l5. ln practice, the retaining and suspending de- .vice consisting of thc arms 1l or their equivalent, is passed through the radiator trom front to rear, above the horizontal bolt or rod 16 otthe ra liatnit, so that thearms will h'v'ettective engagement with theradiator by resting upon the bolt 1G; and secondly, by the engagement of thc hook-like ends 15 with the ribs 12 or equivalentl members of the radiator sections. The arms 14 extend freely through separate holes 17 formed in the container 10 at the rear, near the upper end of the said containcr, and within the container the arms are secured to or formed integral with a head 18, which may be produced by forming the wires into a loop, as indicated in Fig. 1, thesaid head being at approximately right angles to the arms 14, so that when the iatradiator, the head 18 Wili bring upjeninsf; the inner sili'ifeee of the container 1G, :is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Thus ille head 1&3 iirnits the upward niovenrenr of die urine 14, und will sustain the eon'miner 10 in :i substentiaiiy verieai position on the fue@ of' the raf'izitei; T ie Arms lli :ire adapted to rook Veriieziiiy in die holes l?, Limi; they muy fold Lo iine lowered position indifniied in dotted lines in Fie'. 2, whereby the device 'will be compnet 'for ,s-@ring or for shipi'iing.

in :ippiying the device to the radiator fiile susiiending and retirinii'ig device raised from the dotted position until the contacts Wih the inner surface of i e container, :1nd the complete device may tiren .he turned to bring the diverging free ende the arms lliin'to epproxiniziteijgf Verticali :dinenient, or said arms may ibeiarought inio veriicai ziiinement by twisting the seine; the firms ure their entered between the radiator sections. above the usual boit ji, and 'the arms are then brought to the horizontal posit'im shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and permitied to rest on the beit 1G while the heekdike ends 15 :ire caused io engage the rear rmiieior sections zii; the back thereofq The eonieiner will Unis be held suspended snugly between two adjacent sections rind will project bui litt-1e beyond the hitter. The open top o die container aii'ords ready :recess to die letter for reiliing.

The described construe-tion :uords zi prac* tical ineens for carrying my invenion into ei'eei; in fr simple forni, and would steige conclusion that do not iiini; mysel siriotiy to the minor details .herein illustrate i., since manifestly the same een 'be considerably ier :ire in iin: raised position, (io enffzme the e Cenis eeen, ashingteiil, E. ii.

varied wiiiiout depzir'ing; i'rom he sgiri ni diverge und *rei-minnie in heads engaging die we raidiziior sections in rear oi' those engaged by (he container.

A iminidiiier for radiators eoniprisingg :i Gemein/er, und en arm. projeciing ioosely ihr-erigir the container and provided within die eonziinor with a, righi; zinguizir member udnpved to engage die inner surf-face oi: he container when the erin is swung mo iior-i zoniai position, seid erin erminning in di- \f'erg;ging members ,vi'ih heads at iieir ends.

Si ji humidi" r for radiators, comprising :i container provided wirii two iiees adjacent its upper end, and a, securing; erin -orined of a. piece of wire bent upon itself zit about its center oi ein h sind forined Wii'h :fr right singular loep, members of rho wire being passed hrouggh ine iioies of the eoniiinei' with the loop inside of the saine und @hen twisted iog'eiiiher outside of die feminine/13 'he free ends of the wire diverging and formed with heads.

in testimony 'whereof i have signed my une io 'this Specification in i; le presence of info subscribing vrinee 

